Total Crime Rate
98.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Laurel Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 64 local areas in Armthorpe , and the 452nd highest crime rate of 1,002 local areas in Doncaster .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Laurel Road (DN3 2ER) in the last 12 months was 98.5 per 1,000 residents and was 6.7% higher than the Armthorpe average (92.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 46.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Laurel Road (DN3 2ER), the main crime hotspot is near Lime Tree Avenue. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Armthorpe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Uplands Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cherry Tree Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hatfield Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Almond Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Almond Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hawthorn Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Hawthorn Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fernbank Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chestnut Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fernbank Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lime Tree Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lime Tree Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Beech Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Beech Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Laurel Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Laurel Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Laurel Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fernbank Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fernbank Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ash Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Uplands Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cherry Tree Road | Under investigation |
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